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Your Questions
Did Mordechai Act Foolishly?
Even if Haman thought he was a god, shouldn't Mordechai have bowed down to him rather than risk the lives of the entire Jewish people?
Even if Haman thought he was a god, shouldn't Mordechai have bowed down to him rather than risk the lives of the entire Jewish people?
When Is a Child ‘Old Enough’ to Fast?
There is a persistent myth that children should begin fasting on the three fasts before their bar/bat mitzvah, no earlier and no later.
There is a persistent myth that children should begin fasting on the three fasts before their bar/bat mitzvah, no earlier and no later.
By the Numbers
9 Common Purim Myths and Misconceptions
There are some things that “everyone knows.” Turns out not all of them are true.
There are some things that “everyone knows.” Turns out not all of them are true.
20 Ways to Increase Your Happiness in the Month of Adar
We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.
We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.
Six Things You Can Do About Coronavirus
Is there something we can do about it? The Jewish answer is: Yes, there is always something for us to do!
Is there something we can do about it? The Jewish answer is: Yes, there is always something for us to do!
Video
Top Secret: An Uncensored Reading of the Purim Story
Digging beneath the surface of royal intrigue, to the spiritual cause of the decree against the Jewish people and their spiritual salvation through Queen Esther.
Digging beneath the surface of royal intrigue, to the spiritual cause of the decree against the Jewish people and their spiritual salvation through Queen Esther.
Why We Must Never Forget
A quick thought on the curious custom to read about the evil Amalekites before Purim
A quick thought on the curious custom to read about the evil Amalekites before Purim
Esther, Model for Jewish Women
Mordechai and Esther are the heroes of Purim, yet the Megillah is named only after Esther. And the initiative that the Megillah be included among the books of the Bible came specifically from Esther. Why is Esther given the spotlight, when her success depended on Mordechai’s plan?
Mordechai and Esther are the heroes of Purim, yet the Megillah is named only after Esther. And the initiative that the Megillah be included among the books of the Bible came specifically from Esther. Why is Esther given the spotlight, when her success depended on Mordechai’s plan?
Parshah
The Kabbalah of Fashion
The very purpose of a garment is to conceal the inner core and portray an external facade.
The very purpose of a garment is to conceal the inner core and portray an external facade.
Yom Kippur in February
We pray every day and then do it all over again the next day. It’s all so humdrum and predictable. Only on the red-letter days such as Yom Kippur do we stop to contemplate the mysteries of the Divine and the uniqueness of the day.
We pray every day and then do it all over again the next day. It’s all so humdrum and predictable. Only on the red-letter days such as Yom Kippur do we stop to contemplate the mysteries of the Divine and the uniqueness of the day.
Story
The Two-Fold Remedy
They rested and grazed, and after a day or two, the rancher prodded them along to the fair where, plump and agile, they sold nicely.
They rested and grazed, and after a day or two, the rancher prodded them along to the fair where, plump and agile, they sold nicely.
Essay
I formed you, and I made you for a people's covenant, for a light to nations
— Isaiah 42:6
Print Magazine
Don’t waste a good sin.
“All that G‑d does is good, even the wicked person on the day of his wickedness.” (Proverbs 16:4)
Why did a G‑d who hates evil create a world where evil can take charge of a human being?
Only so that this human being would be driven yet higher than could ever be reached without sin.
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